The WORST episodes of Ben 10 (2016)

Every episode of Ben 10 (2016) ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Ben 10 (2016)!

Ben Tennyson, his cousin Gwen, and Grandpa Max travel the country for summer vacation. When Ben finds the Omnitrix, a mysterious watch that transforms him into 10 different aliens, a world of extraterrestrial superpowers opens up before him.

Last Updated: 6/17/2025Network: Cartoon NetworkStatus: Ended
Cosplay Day
star
5.50
6 votes

#1 - Cosplay Day

Season 4 - Episode 14 - Aired 3/15/2020

Team Tennyson enjoy the biggest convention in town, but when a gawky costume store employee finds a familiar-looking helmet in the back of the store and tries it on, Ben is faced with the return of an old foe in a new form: Forever Knight!

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The Hex Factor
star
5.67
3 votes

#2 - The Hex Factor

Season 4 - Episode 24 - Aired 9/13/2020

When Hex mistakes an exclusive magic club for a top-secret Wizard society that snubbed him, Ben has to figure out how to work around the club's strict code of conduct to stop him without getting booted by security.

Xingo's Back
star
5.67
6 votes

#3 - Xingo's Back

Season 2 - Episode 24 - Aired 4/11/2018

Left to entertain himself, Ben stumbles upon a Xingo arcade game and goes OE-Shock Rock to power it up; when the game receives too much juice, Xingo leaps out into the real world. Air date from Germany

Writer: Joe Casey
Growing up is Hard to Do
star
5.75
4 votes

#4 - Growing up is Hard to Do

Season 4 - Episode 23 - Aired 9/13/2020

Ben and Gwen are stoked to enter a skating competition, but when Nanny Nightmare shows up to teach the skater kids some manners by turning them into babies, it's up to Team Tennyson to up their game if they are to have any chance at saving the day.

Tim Buk-TV
star
6.00
5 votes

#5 - Tim Buk-TV

Season 4 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/5/2020

Team Tennyson heads to the Okefenokee Swamp to witness the blooming of the Blushing Orchid, something that happens once every one hundred years. But their plans get disrupted when Tim Buk-Tu, trying to make his new 'reality' show more exciting, endangers the rare flower and everyone else at the swamp.

The Feels
star
6.00
5 votes

#6 - The Feels

Season 2 - Episode 28 - Aired 5/14/2018

While Gwen and Max are enamored by wintertime fun during the summer, Ben isn't interested until the Weatherheads attack, intent on feeding off the emotional energy caused by destroying the town.

Fear the Fogg
star
6.00
4 votes

#7 - Fear the Fogg

Season 2 - Episode 27 - Aired 5/7/2018

Max tries to be with Ben and Gwen before sunset at the Four Corners Monument, but suddenly heavy fog descends on the street and the motor home is attacked.

Writer: Kevin Somers
Reststop Roustabout
star
6.00
9 votes

#8 - Reststop Roustabout

Season 2 - Episode 21 - Aired 4/8/2018

Ben, Gwen and Grandpa Max stop in the middle of the Midwest. While Ben makes himself comfortable in the mobile home with his tablet, Max and Gwen go outside to get some fresh air. When Gwen and Max are drawn into the hunt for a Jackalope, a mythical animal that looks like a rabbit with antlers, the mysterious animal soon starts tormenting Ben. But is it real or a trick of Ben's tablet-ladden mind? Air date from the UK

The Charm Offensive
star
6.20
5 votes

#9 - The Charm Offensive

Season 2 - Episode 26 - Aired 5/7/2018

When Ben and Gwen visit Fort Knox, the villainous Charmcaster appears, seeking revenge for Michael Morningstar; Gwen faces off against Charmcaster to prove her worth to the team.

De-Fanged!
star
6.25
4 votes

#10 - De-Fanged!

Season 4 - Episode 31 - Aired 9/17/2020

Team Tennyson travel to the new Laser Town VR but when Kevin cheats his way to the top, Ben must team up with former champ Fang if he is going to defeat his souped-up rival.

Past Aliens Present
star
6.40
5 votes

#11 - Past Aliens Present

Season 2 - Episode 30 - Aired 5/21/2018

Ben is shocked to discover that Steam Smythe has built steampunk robots capable of masquerading as and matching Ben's aliens, hoping to discredit the hero's ever-growing popularity and simultaneously helping his crusade against modern technology.

Assault on Pancake Palace
star
6.43
7 votes

#12 - Assault on Pancake Palace

Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/1/2018

When Max enters a pancake eating contest at the famous Pancake Palace, Ben finds the Bugg Brothers and must stop them before they obtain an endless supply of Pancake Palace pancakes. Air date from the UK

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Super-Villain Team-Up
star
6.50
4 votes

#13 - Super-Villain Team-Up

Season 2 - Episode 29 - Aired 5/14/2018

Ben, Max, and Gwen say Ben might be a better hero if he could act alone, but Vilgax teams up with Zombozo and creates a huge monster to hypnotize the whole world.

Writer: Joe Casey
That's the Stuff
star
6.50
4 votes

#14 - That's the Stuff

Season 2 - Episode 22 - Aired 4/9/2018

A mysterious alien substance copies Ben's appearance and powers while Ben is visiting a space museum, and quickly assumes the shape of other people, leaving the Tennysons to find a way to reveal who is actually the mysterious substance.

Writer: Joe Casey
Can I Keep It?
star
6.56
18 votes

#15 - Can I Keep It?

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/3/2017

After stumbling upon a cute cat-dog-rabbit creature hybrid, or Cadobbit, Ben ignores Grandpa Max's advice and sneaks the animal onto the Rust Bucket. Air date from the UK

Directors: Nollan Obena
Writer: Joseph Kelly
Watch Now:Apple TV
Chicken In Chichen Itza, Part 2: The Wages of Fear
star
6.63
8 votes

#16 - Chicken In Chichen Itza, Part 2: The Wages of Fear

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/19/2020

Team Tennyson help transport a caged Quetzalcoatl through the Yucatan jungle, only to encounter a saboteur, LaGrange, who hijacks the precious cargo and leads our heroes on a high-octane off-road chase!

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Queen of Bees
star
6.67
6 votes

#17 - Queen of Bees

Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 2/23/2020

Ben, Gwen and Grandpa Max arrive in Bismarck, North Dakota for its annual celebration of bee pollination, bringing them face-to-face with Queen Bee and a bold new scheme, forcing Ben to conquer his new fear of bees!

Watch Now:Apple TV
star
6.67
6 votes

#18 - The Chupaca-bro

Season 3 - Episode 17 - Aired 4/20/2019

Team Tennyson discovers that a small village's goats are being terrorized by the legendary Chupacabra, but when Ben realizes it's actually Dr. Animo, our hero must thwart the dastardly doctor before he uses the essence of the goats to power up into an unstoppable form!

Directors: Nollan Obena
Watch Now:Apple TV
Falls, Falls, Falls
star
6.80
5 votes

#19 - Falls, Falls, Falls

Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 2/23/2020

Team Tennyson looks to take in the sights of the Shoshone Falls, but when they arrive to find Steam Smythe siphoning off the water, it is up to Ben to distract the steam punk baddie long enough to allow Grandpa Max and Gwen the time to shut down the hydropower plant and save the Falls.

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Wind Some Lose Some
star
6.83
6 votes

#20 - Wind Some Lose Some

Season 4 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/29/2020

At the Mojave Wind Farm in Texas, Max and Gwen plan to set Ben straight on his kooky ideas about how wind works, but when they find the Weatherheads using the towering turbines for their latest nefarious plan, will Ben face facts in time to blow them away?

Screamcatcher
star
6.86
14 votes

#21 - Screamcatcher

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/5/2017

When a cavity forces Ben to the dentist, his day gets even worse when the malevolent magician Hex uses a nearby dream catcher to bring Ben's fears to life. Air date from the UK

Writer: Joseph Kelly
Watch Now:Apple TV
star
6.89
9 votes

#22 - Franken-Fight

Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/30/2019

Ben's recreational drive in the Rustbucket takes a turn when the Rustbucket morphs into a monster.

Directors: Nollan Obena
Watch Now:Apple TV
star
6.89
9 votes

#23 - Billy Bajillions

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/23/2019

In Aspen, Colorado, Ben, Gwen, and Grandpa Max are on a hike to find the Forgeti, but when they realize they've stumbled upon Billy Billions own "Winter in July" ski resort, Ben must battle Billy, with an assist from the Forgeti itself.

Directors: Nollan Obena
Watch Now:Apple TV
star
6.89
9 votes

#24 - Beach Heads

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/16/2019

After traveling to Tampa Beach, Florida, Team Tennyson hopes to get some much-needed rest & relaxation, but the tempests without a temper, the Weatherheads, have other plans that Ben must thwart: to build a new beach base!

Directors: Nollan Obena
Watch Now:Apple TV
High Stress Express
star
6.91
11 votes

#25 - High Stress Express

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/27/2018

During a live feed of a transcontinental bullet train, La Grange enters the picture to outrace the train, but Ben joins in on the fun and will stop at nothing to come out on top. Air date from the UK

Writer: Joe Casey
Watch Now:Apple TV